Tastely tested 10 simple yogurt-here are our favorites

I never leave the grocery store without a smooth yogurt bathtub: this is a key ingredient in many sauces, spreads and baking recipes, and when it is on top of granola and fresh fruits, it makes a light breakfast or snack. If you have ever been to a grocery store in front of the yogurt wall, you will know that there are many opportunities. The question is, which simple yogurt is worth buying?

To find the cream of yogurt crop, our editors took 10 different smooth, full milk yogurt, which is probably found in the local supermarket. (If 11 notice in the picture below, it is because we cut out one of the yogurt we tasted from our ranking because it proved to be a tense yogurt.) We were placed in unmarked bowls and then put them in random order without knowing which yogurt. Once we tasted the way on 10 bowls on smooth yogurt, table the results and crowned a general winner that we can enjoy with Granola or integrate into our favorite sauce and dessert– We also found a wonderful second place for those who prefer the yogurt of the milk fed milk.

The criteria

There are different types of yoghurts including stretched varieties Greek yogurtIcelandic Skyr and Near -East Labnar– For this taste test, we focused on smooth, non -trained, whole milk yogurt. The smooth yogurt should be creamy, thick and smooth without adjusting thickers such as pectin or stabilizers. It should be pleasantly bitter but not sour. You should have a fine, natural sweetness, but not flavored.

General winner

Best nationally available smooth yogurt: Dannon smooth full milk yogurt

Although this yogurt is not as spicy as others we tasted, our editors enjoyed its mild dice and adored its thick, creamy texture. “Good body”, associated spectacular director, Amandanoted. Our Senior Social Media Editor, OutskirtsI thought it was “good about everything” while both of us editorial director, Danieland co -editing director, Meganpleasantly smooth. “Creamy, mild, delicious,” Megan wrote. – I like it!

Although some too sour yogurt are not necessarily large with sauce and desserts, this yogurt makes it a mild versatile ingredient that can be used in countless ways, whether it is delicious or sweet. Use for preparation frozen yogurtto incorporate bakeryPáin chicken thighOr just eat alone.

Second -place

The best grass fed smooth yogurt: Alexandre Family Farm 100% Grass fed A2/A2 Organic Plain Yogurt

“Good milk taste, there is a real mammal funk,” Daniel wrote. “It's a compliment!” Amanda had lukewarm feelings about the “earthy” flavors of the yogurt, but Megan-who adores the smooth yogurt and says that every day she thinks she's “extremely mild and creamy”. Although this yogurt was slightly thinner than some of the brands from the samples, it still has a creamy and good body. Many dairy cows feed on a full mixed diet, a well -balanced mixture of cereals and proteins, which results in sweet, maltable milk. However, dairy products from grass fed cows are often described as a more complex vegetal or barny-like flavor. While Daniel, Megan, and I all enjoyed the taste of this yogurt, Keli and Amanda not. The dairy product fed in the grass can be a acquired taste, but if you want a little funny, earthy yogurt, you can enjoy it.

The racers

• 365 organic smooth full milk yogurt
• Alexandre Family Farm 100% Grass fed A2/A2 Organic Plain Yogurt
• Brown cow smooth yogurt
• Dannon smooth full milk yogurt
• Family agricultural smooth full milk yogurt
• Promise of Nature Bio whole milk yogurt
• Seven stars farm Organic yogurt plains
• Stonyfield Organic Full Milk Plain
• Trader Joe's European Style Organic Smooth Total Cream
• Trader Joe's Organic Smooth Total Courtyard

By finishing

Our editors enjoyed the majority of the sampling smooth yoghurt. However, our testers had very different yogurt preferences: although some preferred mild and gentle sweet yogurt, others preferred more complex dairy products, such as the grass. Most of the yoghurts from the sample have only two ingredients: pasteurized milk and live cultures. However, some yogurt contains pectin, an ingredient that is often used to thicken yogurt. In our testing, our editors preferred the yogurt of the fermentation process during the fermentation process: when bacterial cultures convert the milk lactose sugar into lactic acids, thicken and at the same time. Both of our winners contain only pasteurized milk and live cultures, contain only the right amount of tang and smooth and creamy.

Our testing methodology

All flavors are completely hidden and do without discussion. Tasters taste the samples in random order. For example, tasting may first taste the sample, while the B tasting will first taste the six samples. The purpose of this is to prevent the fatigue of the palate unfairly securing one pattern. The tasters are asked to fill out the tasting pages, which rank the samples for various criteria. All data are tabled and the results are calculated without an editorial input to provide as little portrayal as possible.